APRIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 1928 



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76931 to 76967. 



From Melbourne, Australia, and Tasmania. Seeds 

 presented by Mrs. Frieda Cobb Blanchard, 

 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. 

 Received May 24, 1928. 



Nos. 76931 to 76949 were received from Mel- 

 bourne, Australia. 



76931. Anigozanthos flavida Red. Amaryl- 



lidaceae. 



A herbaceous perennial, native to Western 

 Australia, with a thick underground stem, 

 linear radical leaves 1 to 2 feet long, and a 4-foot 

 stalk bearing a much-branched panicle of tubular 

 flowers. The flowers and stems of the panicle 

 are covered with a greenish red wool. 



76982. Backhousia myrtifolia Hook, and 



Harv. Myrtaceae. 



For previous introduction and description see 

 No. 76859. 



76933. Callicoma serratifolia Andrews. 

 Cunoniaceae. 



A tall Australian shrub or tree up to 40 feet 

 high, with opposite coarsely serrate-ovate leaves 

 4 inches long, white or rusty underneath, and 

 dense globular heads of small flowers in terminal 

 panicles. 



76934. Callistemon phoeniceus Lindl. Myr- 

 taceae. 



For previous introduction and description see 

 No. 76861. 



76935. Callistemon rigidus R. Br. (C. rugulo- 

 sus DC). Myrtaceae. 



A tall shrub, sometimes 30 feet high, native to 

 New South Wales. The leaves, 2 to o inches 

 long, are narrowly linear, and the red flowers, 

 with dark-red stamens an inch long, are borne 

 in large dense spikes. 



For previous introduction see No. 75549. 



76936. Correa bauerlenlt F. Muell. 

 Rutaceae. 



An Australian shrub which has branchlets 

 covered with dark-brown hairs, opposite lanceo- 

 late thin leaves, pale beneath, and yellowish green 

 tubular flowers in the axils. 



For previous introduction see No. 75553. 



76937. Dracophyllum secundum R. Br. Epa- 

 cridaceae. 



An Australian shrub resembling a monocot 

 with the branching stems covered by the sheath- 

 ing bases of the linear striated leaves 2 to 4 inches 

 long. The branches are terminated by long 

 compound 1-sided racemes of pure white tubular 

 flowers. 



76938. Eugenia australis Wendl. (E. myrtifolia 

 Sims). Myrtaceae. 



Australian brush-cherry. 



An Australian tree up to 80 feet high, with 

 ovate-evergreen leaves 3 inches long, branching 

 panicles of white flowers an inch across, and 

 ovoid reddish edible fruits an inch long. 



For previous introduction see No. 48670. 



76939. Lasiopetalum dasyphyllum Sieber. 

 Stereuliaceae. 



A tall Tasmanian shrub with rusty tomentose 

 branches, coriaceous cordate to lanceolate leaves 

 4 inches long, and dense axillary clusters of small 

 brownish flowers. 



76940. Melaleuca styphelioides J. E. Smith. 

 Myrtaceae. 



A tall Australian tree, sometimes 80 feet high, 

 with thick spongy bark. The leaves are very 

 small, and the small creamy white flowers are 

 in dense spikes about 2 inches long. 



For previous introduction see No. 75567. 



76931 to 76967— Continued. 



76941. Oxylobium lanceolatum (Vent.) Druce 

 (Callistackys lanceolata Vent.). Fabaceae. 



A tall Australian shrub with whorls of lanceo- 

 late leaves 3 to 5 inches long and yellow flowers in 

 dense terminal racemes 6 inches long. 



For previous introduction see No. 75569. 



76942. Pittosporum undulatum Vent. Pitto- 

 sporaceae. Orange pittosporum. 



An Australian evergreen shrub or tree up to 

 40 feet high, often used as a hedge. The lanceo- 

 late leaves, 3 to 6 inches long, are undulate on the 

 margins, and the very fragrant white flowers 

 are in terminal clusters. 



76943. Prostanthera nivea A. Cunn. Men- 

 thaceae. 



A beautiful Australian shrub 6 feet high, with 

 linear terete leaves an inch long and snow-white 

 or pale-blue axillary flowers, the terminal ones 

 forming leafy racemes. 



76944. Stenocarpus salignus R. Br. Pro- 

 teaceae. 



A moderate-sized Australian tree with leaves 

 varying from ovate to pinnatifid, 2 to 4 inches 

 long, and axillary and terminal umbels of small 

 yellow flowers. 



76945. Swainsona galegifolia (Andrews) R. 

 Br. (S. coroniUaefolia Salisb.). Fabaceae. 



Darling pea. 



An Australian subshrub climbing to a height 

 of several feet with 11 to 21 small oblong leaf- 

 lets and large deep-red, pink or white flowers. 

 Swainsona coroniUaefolia probably represents the 

 horticultural variety violacea, which has rose- 

 violet flowers. This species is said to be poison- 

 ous to stock. 



76946. Tricondylus fraseri (R. Br.) Kuntze 

 (Lomatia fraseri R. Br.). Proteaceae. 



An Australian shrub or small tree with 

 lanceolate irregularly lobed leaves and loose 

 cymes of white or yellow flowers. The light 

 hard wood has beautiful markings and is easily 

 worked. 



For previous introduction see No. 51068. 



76947. Tristania conferta R. Br. Myrtaceae. 



Brisbane-box. 



For previous introduction and description see 

 No. 76869. 



78948. Tristania laurina (J. E. Smith) R. Br. 

 Myrtaceae. 



For previous introduction and description see 

 No. 76870. 



76949. Viminaria DENUDATA J. E. Smith. 

 Fabaceae. 



An Australian shrub with rushlike stems up 

 to 20 feet high, long wiry pendulous branches, 

 leaves reduced to filiform petioles 6 to 9 inches 

 long, and long terminal racemes of orange-yellow 

 flowers. 



Nos. 76950 to 76967 were received from Tas- 

 mania. 



76950. Astelia alpina R. Br. Liliaceae. 



No. 138. From Cradle Valley. 



For previous introduction and description see 

 No. 76703. 



76951 to 76953. BELLENDENA MONTANA R. Br. 



Proteaceae. 



No. 145. From Middlesex. A small Tas- 

 manian shrub growing at an altitude of 2,000 

 feet. It is about a foot high with obovate leaves 

 an inch long, 3-lobed at the tip, and small white 

 or pink flowers in dense terminal racemes, 



